Full-on sukiyaki (the way they do it in Japan) served in the Machu Picchu courtyard

Never travel without:

my Leatherman Wave

I wish they invented:

hammock-tent gun - just aim, shoot

Last thing I broke:

my awesome zipper-pocket pants that were virtually burglar proof

Travel inconveniences I could do without:

my constant need for food

When not traveling I'm:

working on GeckoGo out of Pokin's kitchen

Eric M.

Was born and immediately started playing lego - traveled with hippie-in-denial parents - got into playing the cello at age 8 and rebelled as a rocker at age 13 - studied music composition during undergrad - traveled - decided I should know more about human affairs and studied business - traveled - got a marketing job at an evil cosmetics multinational but escaped brainwashing - traveled - finally saw the light - decided it would be nice to create a better travel website

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My Reviews

I find this Thai place to be just ok. There's nothing wrong with the food - everything is done well, and it'll hit the spot if you're craving some Thai, but there's also nothing particularly great about it either. Prices are reasonable.

The food here is really well done - great flavors and nice presentation. Shana Thai is a little more upscale than your average Thai place - both for the food and the decor - and prices are correspondingly a little higher also, but it's really worth spending a few dollars more for a meal here.

There are so many gelato places that make "good" ice cream, it's really hard to find a place that sticks out as being better than the rest - and this Gelato Classico is one of them. Their flavors are just a little more intense than elsewhere - their honey-lavender flavor is my personal favorite, but virtually all their flavors are really top-notch.

This place has a great buffet serving up a nice variety of good quality Southeast-Asian food. You can enjoy some tangy Thai salads with delicious garlic-noodles, crunchy chicken wings, and some spicy curries all in the same meal. You can order specific dishes, but why pass up on such a nice buffet?

I find it hard to get really that excited about Mexican food (sorry Mexico), mostly cause I dont find there to be a whole lot of variation in your standard fair - but the Oaxacan Kitchen has some exceptionally delicious moles - particularly their dark mole that is unlike any other mole I've had before. I also really enjoyed their red mole (though their yellow mole didn't appeal to me at all). Price-wise, the food at the Oaxacan Kitchen is definitely not a steal, and the last time I ate there, the dishes seemed a little lack-luster compared to what I remember from my first few visits.

Loads of fun swimming in the potholes, climbing the surrounding rocks and jumping back into the water (be very careful with where you jump though). There are even a few mini-waterfalls to swim under. Great way to cool off after a long bike-ride in the summer.

Boy was this place ever noisy! We were up on the 3rd floor, but the base from the club-music booming from the bar on the first floor made it's way loud and clear all the way up to our room. The balconies overlooking west street are very pleasant, but the combo of the noise and the fact the the showers only ever got moderately warm (after 5-10 minutes of running the water) made this place my least favorite out of all the hotels I got to try out in Yangshuo. Ironically, it was also one of the priciest.

I really wished we had more time to explore this area - unfortunately, we only had one day, and opted to take the single-day tour from Guilin. The tour starts off by taking you to a small village down in the valley below the rice terraces, which is charming in it's own right, but they put on this show we heard from other travelers that's really now worth it (we opted out of the show and explored the village instead), and this stop down at the village only leaves you with 2.5 hours at the terraces themselves (with one hour taken up to eat lunch). Anyhow, the terraces themselves are really worth the visit, and I'd strongly recommend staying over for at least one night so you have more time to explore and possibly even hike to a neighboring village and back.

This park is actually quite nice - you can take a leisurely walk along the banks of the Li River and pop over to a few islands connected the banks by bridge. Elephant hill can be viewed from up close if you go around and behind it.

I wasn't expecting much from a cave that had been rigged with multi-colored lights, but the effect was actually quite pleasant, relaxing, and just a bit humorous and cheesy. Overall, one of my favourite attractions in/around Guilin.

West Street is ok, but only if you're up on a 2nd-floor balcony observing the action below. Down at street-level, it's a zoo, even during the off season. Most of the gift shops sell their goods at a hefty tourist premium, and touts will try to get you to check out whatever hotel/guesthouse they work for. There are some good restaurants there, and many nice places to stay at just off of the main strip, so there is some convenience in staying there, but I recommend not staying longer than 2-3 days in the city and heading out into the countryside to appreciate the incredible landscapes.

Nice place - good local food with pleasant location. We ordered their stuffed peppers, which was really great - they stuffed whole shepard peppers which were long, thin and had some pretty good kick to them.

I really liked this place! First of all, it's located out in the countryside, near the Yulong River, so you can just wake up, quickly eat some breakfast, and head out for a hike or bike ride to explore the karst hills all around. Second, it's built from renovated farmhouses so it's got a really nice rustic feel that reminded me a little of the traditional houses you'd find in the countryside of southern France. Lastly, the food is really awesome here. We ate delicious, healthy food prepared from locally farmed vegetables - the perfect way to refuel for another day of hiking. The only downside is that their shower water isn't the warmest (not an issue during summertime, but we happened to be traveling in January).

Ok - this place may deserve 3.5 stars, but not more. It's a really nice resort in THE ideal location along the Yulong river where the karst formations are particularly beautiful. This kind of proximity alone makes Mountain Retreat a great choice. Also, the rooms are nice - nothing spectacular, but certainly no complains either. My gripe with the place comes from their systematic overcharging on everything from drinking water to renting bicycles. The travelers they attract seem to prefer "resort" experiences disconnected from the rest of the country and have no idea about pricing in China, so no one seems to mind paying 3-5 times the regular prices of things. And while 9 Yuan for a 2L bottle of water is by no means expensive by western standards, the regular price for the same bottle is 2.2 Yuan. It annoys me to no end when a place charges 4X for something essential like water when the tap water isn't safe and you're out in the countryside with no other stores or place for travelers to access drinking water.

Definitely the most beautiful area I've seen around Yangshuo for beautiful Karst landscapes. I strongly recommend hiking through the surrounding farmlands - just walk along the raised strips of earth dividing field sections. The area just north-east of the Gong bridge (that's on the way to Moon Hill from Yangshuo) is particularly nice. It's really worth staying at a place out in the country side (Mountain Retreat Resort or the Giggling Tree) where you can just wake up and start hiking.

The place is perfect if you're visiting Yangshuo in winter - if it's raining, just go up to their balcony and order some hot drinks and enjoy the view of the street below and surrounding hills while sheltered from the rain. They make a great chocolate cake that they serve warm (really hit the spot).

The Bamboo House Hotel is hands down the best price-value place to stay in downtown Yangshuo. First off, the beds are way more comfortable than the standard super-hard mattresses found throughout China. There's boiling-hot water available 24/7 and heating/air-conditioning in every room. And with it's location just off busy West Street, you're close to the action without any of the loud music making it's way up to your room. Some rooms also have nice little balconies overlooking the small alleyway it is located on. At 120 Yuan, this is a great deal (most other places are 170 or higher with rock-hard beds, really noise from night-clubs down below, and only slightly warm water for showering).

This store specializes in super-fresh spices brought in from around the world - they also occasionally prepare some "Chaider" (Chai spices blended with hot cider instead of tea) - it's particularly good!

Everything about this place was high-quality, from their simple coffee, to their citrus-licorish tea, to their sauteed root-vegetable bruschetta with mascarpone and balsamic reduction (that one was particularly good!). I didn't have the chance to try out their sandwitches, but the sounded really good - I'll need to budget a full week next time I visit Seattle - too many dilicious things to eat!

We got a great deal on Hotwire to stay here, and the hotel was perfect - the interior had a nice modern design feel, the beds were super-comfortable, and the staff were both laid-back and accommodating. There was also a very nice gym and pool + jacuzi, and the restaurant on the first floor (Urbane) offers some really delicious tapas-portion plates at incredible value during happy hour (4:00pm-6:00pm and 10:00pm-midnight) - for instance you can get tapas of seared albacore tuna on a bed of marinated white beans for just $5.

Finally a restaurant in burbs that stays open late! Past 9:00pm they move onto a discounted menu, so it's ideal to arrive at around 8:45pm so you can order a few dishes right away (I highly recommend the eggplant with shrimp) and follow up with a few discounted dim-sum items later on.

This MoMA has 2 Rothkos and 1 Rosenquist - the Rothkos aren't his best, but the Rosenquist is really awesome! There are also a few Miros there too. And one of my favourite pieces was the ring of black poodles all perfectly arranged around a little baby on the floor.

I think this is my favorite museum in Paris, though I specifically like it there because of the building (I like great big open spaces). There are some really nice sculptures there (in addition to the expected works of Van Gogh and the major French impressionists). I highly recommend it.

One of my favorite museums in the world - you can spend a whole week in there. I suggested checking out the mesopotamia wing - I spent a full day just in that area and had to come back a few days later to catch the rest. The building itself has a really nice feel once you're inside.

This place was recommended to me by the clerk at my hotel when asked her where I could go to get something fast and affordable, and get both meat and vegetables in my meal. So I was a bit surprised to wal into what looked lie an old pub, only to discover moments later they served mainly middle eastern dishes. I tried their kebab (cost: 119 kroner) and it was really quite good - was ind of cool to find this place in Oslo of all places.

Really nice old-times atmosphere and a fantastic location at the top of the Bergen fenicular. The food was a little old-fashioned, like what you'd expect high-end restaurants to be serving in the 70s, but it was also surprisingly good. Vegetarians be warned - your options will be very limited and not terribly appealing. Meat-eaters - the lamb is ridiculously good.

I would say this cathedral is best appreciated from the outside. This is where it is unique, with it's external structure looking like an iceberg or snow-covered mountain. We caught a very nice afternoon concert put on by a trumpetist, an organist, and solo signer. It was nice and relaxing.

This restaurant is pretty insane. The food is so rich that I wont eat for 24 hours after eating there. The star dishes for me are "duck in a can" and "stuffed pig's foot". The duck in a can is a half duck-breast wrapped around a nice piece of foie gras preserved in a deer-stook balsamic reduction - the waiter brings you a peice of bread with mashed potato spread over it, opens a hot can of this stuff right in front of you and dumps it into the bread (that soaks up all that duck juice to become the most delicious thing on the plate). This is my 2nd favourite restaurant in all of Montreal - it would be my 1st if foie gras were healthy and full vitamins.

I think this is pretty much my favourite restaurant in all of Montreal. Every day, the menu changes based on the availability of super-fresh ingredients so the quality of the food is always top-notch. And the dishes themselves are always incredible - I can still remember their scallop ceviche with lime juice and just a hint of coconut - best ceviche I ever had. If you end up in Montreal someday, go there!

Wow - what I nice hotel! I honestly dont know why so many hotels go for a super-old look, but I'm really glad the W has gone for a modern look. + I really liked the fact that there wasn't a bible in the drawer by the bed.

This is my favorite mountain hike in France - you start off in a valley that slowly gets steeper and steeper until you finally arrive at a plateau craddled by mountains all around. There's a refuge that serves cheese fondue (need to reserve in advance), and where you can spend the night. At the top of the main path heading up to a ridge is one of the nicest views of the Mont Blanc mountain chain.

This temple is really nice - I highly recommend that travelers arring to Thailand via Bangkok international Airport spend their first few days in Ayutthaya instead of Bangkok, where it is much more peaceful.

This church is small compared to those you get to see in Europe, but it more than makes up for it in charm. Spending some time downtown in Castries is a nice alternative to the beach for those who like to explore in addition to relaxing in the sun.

Quebec's old town center is really wonderful to walk around in - my recommendation is to buy as little as possible there though - the prices have been upped to take advantage of the high tourist traffic they get in the area.

Shopping in Japan is awesome! And this neighborhood is especially fun - the shops in this district are almost falling over on one another there are so many of them! Try buying stuff you'd neve be able to get back home - like super-weird manga publications or sumo paraphernalia.

I've been to Niagara Falls several times now, and every time I go I enjoy it more. The Falls themselves are spectacular of course, but what's really cool is all the different ways you can approach them - by boat down in the river-basin below, through an underground tunnel leading to behind the falls and from various lookout points nearby.

I think this might be my favorite Chinese restaurant ever (excluding a place in Vancouver that no longer exists). They change their menu pretty frequently and adapt to what's freshly available - last year they had some awesome asparagus in spring and made a delicious raw asparagus salad (probably the best asparagus I've ever had).

As far as fish markets go, this is about as impressive as it gets. They cart in massive whole tuna and plunk blocks of dry ice on them before passing them through the band saw. There are lots of sushi spots in and around the market, but I didn't have any luck getting into them - the owners would just yell at us "No Sushi" the moment we'd walk in these places. If someone figures this one out, be sure to let me know.

This swimming pool complex is really nice (courtesy of Evain's city hall that makes a few cents every time someone buys a bottle of Evian water). There's a dive pool, and length pool, a wave pool and 2 water slides. The place is always very clean and great to workout and play a bit afterwards.

This fortress/living-museum is absolutely incredible. I went there when I was a lot younger, but I still remember how incredible it was with everyone dressed up in antique clothing and actually engaging in old-style work. There was a baker that made delicious whole-wheat bread from scratch using on old fire oven, and iron smiths making horse shoes. Everyone was in character, some of the younger kids I was with even got yelled at by the fryer belting "this is a house of god and you shall act accordingly!" at them while pleasantly chatting with my parents. A truly awesome experience.

When I was taken here, I was craving a nice savory stew and what I got really hit the spot - tender meat that fools off the bone, dumplings and just enough vegetables to feel good about what I ate. Plus the brie & honey fondue was ridiculously good. My only gripe is that they charge about 2$ more per dish than they probably should have (at least to make me happy).

This place makes the best bubble tea I've ever had - the tapioca pearls are so squishy here compared to other places. My personal favorite is not listed on the menu: green-tea with milk, lychee and pearls. :)

This ski hill was pretty fun, but a lot of the runs have long flat stretches making it hard to do more than 5-6 turns at once (this is especially annoying if you're trying to learn to snowboard). The lodge area at the bottom of the hill is a really nice place to chill out after a god day of skiing.

I loved old havana - by far the highlight of my trip to Cuba. It's so much fun to just wander around aimlessly and take pictures of cracked paint and crumbling walls. I found the restaurants in this area to be a bit on the pricey side though.

The embiance inside the Cathedral is incredible. The dominant color is this warm orangish-yellow painted on the walls, and there are al sorts of shrine-like nooks in the walls containing glass-covered scuptures of various Christian figures. I spent an hour in there sitting down and just relaxing in there. What a great space.

This was my first climb above 6000 meters and it was pretty awesome. I took the eastern route from Campamento - this involved crossing a glacier (also my first time). The trek was a lot of fun partially because my guide was a bit crazy (he introduced me to his very own brew of coffee-cola made by putting coffee in hot coke rather than water). Unfortunately, both of us fell asleep at the top and woke up feeling seriously sick from the lack of oxygen up there (I strongly recommend not falling asleep up there). The climb down was pretty horrible due to the nausea. I also recommend travelers inspect the vehicles being supplied - a wheel came off ours on the way back down to Arequipa on what is probably the most dangerous road I've ever been on (think road-runner).

Hiking along this valley and poping in and out of cave churches along the way was a very pleasant way to spend the day. I was with a group, so I couldn't head off in whatever direction I felt like, but I did get to climb up to one of the valley's ridges to appreciate the view.

This is probably one of the most relaxing places I have ever been to. They place this traditional-sounding Turkish music that works incredibly well with the somber lighting in the enormous echoey room. They wont let you take pictures with a tripod down here, so you have to improvise ways of stabilizing your camera if you set the camera on a slower shutter speed. One of the best shot can be taken near the main entrance where a railing can be used to stabilize a shot down the center archway between two rows of columns.

Finally a shopping mall that doesn't drive me crazy. It's actually a lot of fun getting lost in the many corridors and hallways here. There are also some nice places to sit down comfortably and enjoy some Turkish-style tea. Snooping around the back alley ways into some of the manufacturing sections was particularly fun.

The blue mosque is pretty impressive, so dont get me wrong when I say that I found it's interior to be a bit boring. The truth is, it was quite relaxing to be there - there's nice carpet everywhere so you can sit down comfortably, and there's certainly been a lot work that's gone into the decor. However, it's just that it really doesn't compare to the strong character of Aya Sophia's interior. Now the outside of the Mosque is a different story - definitely one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. The best place to appreciate it is from the small park area in front of its main entrance (the one one worshipers are allowed through).

These ancient ruins are fantastic! I spent the better part of a day here, and could easily have spent another if I had had the time. The Lybrary was the high point of the ruins for me, but one of the creative toilet signs was definitely up there as well (check out the photo I uploaded - who the hell came up with thing anyways?)

This place may be a little disneylandish (the villagers here are definitely playing it up for the tourists), but it's still pretty cool to be walking on a man-made floating island constructed in the same style they would have been made hundreds of years ago. And that reed plant is increadibly versetile - the Uros use it to build their islands, their houses, the carfts they sell, and the stuff is even edible. I got the chance to try some - tasted like something between carrots and daikon but with a much nicer texture. There's a hilarious specific species of bird that likes to hang around trying to sneak up on people to take their food.

This is the one place that made visiting Lima worthwhile for me. I spent about a half hour just admiring the detail that went into carving the wodden balconies on the buildings at the northeastern end of the square.

This was probably the most beautiful mountain hike I've ever gone on. This mountain sticks out of the ground like an massive molar and gives the impression that it's free-standing and not connected any of the surrounding mountain ranges.

This island is a small high-altitude lake paradise. With the sun gleaming off the lake below and Bolivian mountain range in the background, I could have easily "gone savage" and lived here with the locals for a year or two. The island is very hilly, so I ended up doing a fair bit of relaxed hiking around the island that left me feeling very satisfied with my day. The people of the island are very laid back and very pleasant to be around - not once was I harassed by touts during my visit (which can be a welcome change when traveling in Peru).

This was one of my favourite places in Peru. The buildings here are incredibly beautiful. I spent about 6 hours here wandering around and relaxing in the sun. A great way to spend the day resting after climbing mount Chachani.

I had a great time hiking this trail. Sure there were tons of people, and yes I joined a tour group so that I could outsource the tourist permit application stuff, but it was still awesome. The trail stars off in what feels like a European mountain setting that gradually transforms into a mountainous jungle environment. Imagine ultra-steep mountains covered in lush greenery from head to toe. It was incredible.

This small cafe served me the best grilled sandwiches I've tasted in my whole life. It was surprising to find such a place in Cusco, as their food is somewhere between Italian and western in style and there were no specific Peruvian influences that I could identify. Besides, one goes to Cusco looking to experience Andean cultures and their impressive history- not the art of making grilled sandwiches. But as soon as I discovered the place (totally by accident), I had lunch there every day for the rest of my stay in town. I still dream of going back to Cusco just to have some of those sandwiches.

This site was very interesting. I was felt a little clostrophobic, but I as able to get down into some of the deepest, smallest rooms in the cave complex. I especially liked the enormous stone doors they would roll into place to lock out the enemy.

I had a great day here. Not sure if you are allowed to swim in the waterfall pools here, but I did and nobody seemed to mind. We often crossed paths with monks along the trails we were walking and this was the first time I had seen monks somewhere other than in a city environment.

The monkeys here are absolutely insane. I spent the better part of a day watching them fight amongst themselves, get my food stollen, and even get rushed by a gang of them. At one point a medium-sized macaque jumped onto the back of young Thai tourist and started pulling out chunks of here hair to eat (got no idea why). She was screaming so I went to shooe him offer her. Before I know it there 4 monkeys approaching at me. My mistake was to back away - this encouraged them to charge me! The good friend I was traveling with yelled at me to stop backing up. I stopped and so did the monkeys on a 2 feet away from me. They were looking at each other like they were trying to figure out if who wanted to slap me most. The intense 1-2 minute staring showdown ended with them backing away, but for a minute there I thought I would be spending the next week in a Thai hospital getting rabbie shots in the stomach. Definitely one of the highlights of my trip.

This night market is a fun place to spend an evening, but travelers shouldn't buy anything here until they have shopped around a bit, acquire some bargaining experience specifically in Thailand and gotten a basic sense of what things cost in this economy. I've seen prices here hyped up to 10-20 times the prices found elsewhere. To give you an idea, I saw some Thai silks where the asking price of 8000 Baht. I ended up acquiring 3 silks for 350-400 Baht a piece. (Later in my travels, I learned that store owners in Chiang Mai would acquire their silks wholesale for roughly 200 Baht a piece, so even the 350-400 Baht I negotiated down to turned out to be pretty generous.)

There are 3 things that I miss about Montreal, and the cakes Reema makes at Cocoa Locale is one of them. These cakes are by far the best I have ever tasted, and I'm not saying this lightly. Everything in the store is great, but there are 3 flavors that absolutely must be tried:1. Vanilla-Lavender2. Lemon-Coconut3. Chocolate-Cayenne (with a touch of Cardamom)

Sorry guys, but this place is awful. Half the food stalls serve Pad Thai by mixing peanut butter, ketchup and lime in with some noodles, and you can't get from one side of the road to the other without being accosted by touts shouting at you from every direction. It's so weird how everything immediately improves the moment you step off Khao San (the food quality in the areas immediately surrounding Khao San are great). Now there definitely are advantages to being near Khao San because you can pretty much find anything under the sun there, but I'll only enter that street if I really need to.

The park area around this small fort is very pleasant. The fort itself is best viewed a night when it get's light up. I had the good fortune to run into some local university students in this park and ended up chatting with them into the wee hours of the night.

This area is really crazy - its basically a labyrinth of narrow passageways with shops everywhere. I found this one shop that specializes in sew-on badges for all sorts of professionals including police, postal service, army, firemen, and more, as well as the oddest truck brands. Occasionally I would come across a Coca-Cola badge, or a karate badge, but the craziest thing was that this store was overflowing with them.

This was definitely one of my favorite temples in Thailand. There's a lot of marble and stone work which was great to see after so many other gaudy wats with gold everywhere. My favorite things was the marble balcony on the edge of a fairly steep drop overlooking Chiang Mai. I spent a good half hour appreciating this spot.

Myra is beautiful! The tombs carved out of the cliff side are really impressive. I also really liked the ancient theater where the seats rise up at a sharper angle than most others I've seen - lots of fun to jump around on.

This is probably the most incredible place I've ever been to. It's difficult to describe what it's like to walk around these ruins, but there's something about the landscape - the steep cliff-like hills and the lush greenery - that is completely mesmerizing. I also has a great nap under the big tree in the main courtyard (me and another 20 or so other trekkers having woken up at 3:00 am to arrive at the ruins via the Inca trail just in time to catch the sunrise).

Another cool thing about Machu Picchu is the snobby lamas that really give the impression they know they are the cat's meow. Check out the photo of the purple lama I uploaded - the poor guy was obviously sick from something, but even this didn't stop him from looking like an aristocrat.

I spent a few days in this park and really had a great time. We saw great hornbills and snuck up on wild elephants - we got within a few meters of one before it stormed off. The waterfall here falls into a large basin that is great to swim in and cool off. The real highlight for me though was this incredible hollow tree with branches and roots sticking out everywhere. I spent at least a full hour climbing this thing and would have gladly spent another two if I wasn't in a group with non-tree-aficionados that were itching to move along.

This temple is glorious. For some reason it feels far more laid back than Wat Pho, and seems to get lest tourists as well. One bonus is that it has a lot less tacky gold glitter everywhere. I spent 4 hours hanging out in this temple: 1 hour walking around the complex, 2 hours admiring the intricate designs made by aligning bits of broken porcelain together on the towering Pagoda, and 1 hour feeding the smallest, mangiest cat I have ever seen in my life (I swear this thing was less than 20 centimeters long). Definitely one of the best days of my trip.

This was probably my favourite place in all of Thailand. The presence of big old trees, temple ruins and gardens was a real winning combination for me. Every ruin had its own point of interest, but my favourite was the enourmous Buddha statue at Wat Si Chum - you get to see a lot of Buddha statues in Thailand, but this one had some kind of increadible majesty to it. I only wished I had budgeted 2 days for exploring these ruins instead of one.

This temple complex has so much interesting stuff jam-packed within its walls I hardly felt like I saw the place during the 4.5 hours I spent there. Some of it was way to goddy for me - too much tacky ultra-detailed gold decor virtually everywhere you look. I personally found the reclining Buddha a bit dissapointing - I was much more impressed with the building that houses it and mother of pearl inlays on the Buddha's soles. My favourit room is a wooden chamber near the east end of the temple housing a majestic wood-carved Buddha image.

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we've been friends for sometime now & its always interesting to go through ur profile. each time i read it..i have this urge that I should be out there doing what i like best..travel..unfortunately my purse strings dont always agree:D nevertheless its encouraging & refreshing to see u travel as its lays hope in me that sometime soon my time will come..till then............ :D

Let's see..almost missing the flight to the national meeting because someone didn't set the alarm clock and looking sheepish when we were were the last few to be escorted onto the plane...staying up till 3am in the morning in the office time after time and then staying up even later to write happy african music...sneaking in on the weekend to fill our old boss' office with pink balloons...being fetched from the hospital after the drug induced operation-related slumber...ragout de boeuf...*almost* starting a salad dressing company...too much to remember. :)